Ancient Cookware from the Levant - An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective - Gloria London
1. The Levantine Corridor and Cyprus -- Geographical Parameters
Ancient Cookware from the Levant - An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective - Gloria London
Gloria London [+]
Independent Scholar
Gloria London received her Ph.D from the University of Arizona. She is the author of Ancient Cookware from the Levant (2017, Equinox), Traditional Pottery in Cyrpus (1989, Philipp von Zabern), creator of a video Women Potters of Cyprus (2000, Tetraktys), and co-creator of the Museum of Traditional Pottery in Ayios Dimitrios (Marathasa), Cyprus.
Description
The eastern Mediterranean Levant and Cyprus comprise highly varied landscapes, vegetation, climate, precipitation, and unique geographic features in small areas. Limited seasonal precipitation, a minimum of permanent water resources, and frequent drought years have contributed to a fragile ecosystem. Diversity of topography and vegetation, from the lowlands to mountains and deserts, nevertheless have made this seemingly challenging region hospitable for human occupation.